Intensify and Step down

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Intensify verb - Increase in extent or intensity.

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Step down is an antonym for intensify.

Step down verb - Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of.

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Intensify is an antonym for step down.

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Step down and Intensify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intensify/step_down

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